The roots of Toshiba’s admission this week that it has serious doubts over its “ability to continue as a going concern” can be found near two small US towns.It is the four reactors being built for nuclear power stations outside Waynesboro, in Georgia, and Jenkinsville, South ...

....Wall Street’s top regulator came under fire on Thursday about its cybersecurity and disclosure practices after admitting hackers had breached its database of corporate announcements in 2016 and may have used it for insider trading. The breach involved Securities and Exchange Commission’s Edgar filing system, which houses market-moving information with millions of filings ranging from quarterly earnings to statements on acquisitions. ...

....Securing live Premier League rights exclusively in 1992 was key to the very survival and subsequent success of BSkyB, and the game, with its crowds of loyal supporters, remains prime content for newer media companies seeking to build businesses on subscriptions. Last month Amazon outbid Sky, paying a reported £10m a year, for the UK rights to the ATP tennis tour, its first major live sport acquisition outside the US. ...

.... It had to pay £40m to settle two lawsuits brought against it for allegedly bribing a United Nations official to win contracts. Compass has kept its nose clean since then and risen to global leadership without flashy acquisitions. ...

....Drax Group’s Dorothy Thompson will be succeeded by Will Gardiner, currently the chief financial officer, who will take over in January at a time when the company is eyeing a mix of gas, biomass and battery power to replace coal. During her 12-year tenure, Thompson oversaw a period of major change, converting three of Drax’s huge coal-fired units to biomass and using acquisitions to expand into retail energy and gas power. ...